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Myanmar junta warns ASEAN against peace plan 'pressure'

Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's junta has warned a regional bloc working to defuse its political crisis that setting a timeframe for a peace plan could lead to "negative implications".

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ASEAN ministers hold talks on festering Myanmar crisis

Jakarta (AFP) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers met in Jakarta Thursday to discuss the political crisis in Myanmar ahead of November's ASEAN leaders' summit, without a representative from the country's military junta.

AFP

Mali's draft constitution marks major shift towards presidential regime

Mali's proposed new constitution will shift the balance of executive power from the parliament towards the president. Junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita received a draft of the proposed constitution this week. The document, which is a key part of the military's bid to retain power until 2024, has not been…

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Burkina Faso hit by fresh uncertainty after second coup in eight months

Burkina Faso awoke to fresh chaos Saturday with the country facing its second coup in a year. Junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was toppled by junior officers led by Captain Ibrahim Traore, who accused Damiba of failing to address the numerous jihadist attacks on the impoverished and restive West African…

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Burkina Faso faces fresh uncertainty after latest coup

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Burkina Faso awoke to fresh uncertainty Saturday after its second coup this year when junior officers toppled a junta leader, saying he had failed to fight jihadist attacks in the deeply poor and restive West African nation.

AFP

Chad at 'decisive moment' as dialogue opens

N'Djamena (AFP) - Delayed talks on Chad's future that the ruling junta says are a "decisive moment" opened Saturday, even as some opposition groups boycott the gathering.

AFP

Chad 'national dialogue' to begin after delays

N'Djamena (AFP) - Crucial national talks on the future of Chad that the ruling junta says will pave the way for elections begin on Saturday but the forum has been overshadowed by delays and boycotts.

AFP

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi could return home after verdicts, junta chief says

Myanmar's junta chief said on Friday he would consider allowing deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest from prison but only after verdicts in a litany of cases against her have been reached.

Reuters

Russia backs Myanmar junta's efforts to 'stabilise' country, hold elections

Yangon (AFP) - Russia backs the Myanmar junta's efforts to "stabilise" the crisis-wracked country and hold elections next year, its foreign minister said in talks with top generals on Wednesday, according to Russian state media.

AFP

Russia FM arrives in Myanmar for talks with junta

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Myanmar on Wednesday for talks with junta leaders, stopping off on his way to a regional meeting that has snubbed the military over its refusal to halt its bloody crackdown on dissent.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar: death penalty the latest tactic for military junta's murderous regime

Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar’s death penalty moratorium has been a myth. The junta has routinely targeted civilians for extra-judicial killing, including using army snipers to callously pick off peaceful protesters. There have been killings of prisoners too, with many of the dead reportedly exhibiting signs of torture on their…

The Conversation

Myanmar junta says executions were 'justice for the people'

Myanmar's ruling military on Tuesday defended its execution of four activists, which it said was lawful and carried out in the name of justice for the people.

Reuters

Myanmar junta shifts Suu Kyi trial to prison venue

Myanmar's military rulers have without explanation ordered all legal proceedings against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved from a courtroom to a prison, a source familiar with her cases said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Myanmar junta likely using air strikes as 'collective punishment': Amnesty

Myanmar's military has likely used air strikes and artillery barrages as "collective punishment" against civilians opposing its coup, Amnesty International said Wednesday, accusing the junta of war crimes.

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Myanmar Junta Hits Opposition Forces With Communications Blackouts

Myanmar’s junta has been cracking down on opposition forces by cutting off mobile internet service and telephone lines in strongholds of local armed groups.

Reuters

Myanmar junta chief vows no talks with opposition "terrorists"

Myanmar's junta chief on Sunday said the military would not negotiate with "terrorist" opposition forces, vowing to annihilate them during a speech on Armed Forces Day, as opponents of last year's coup vowed they would fight on.

Reuters

Myanmar 'special command' authorised lethal attacks on civilians - report

Myanmar's junta chief created a special command a day after last year's coup that was solely responsible for deployment and operations of troops in urban areas, and authorised lethal attacks on unarmed civilians, human rights investigators said.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso's junta declares a 36-month transition

The head of Burkina Faso’s junta, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, signed a charter on Tuesday, putting in place a three-year transition period before the country holds elections. The text was signed a little over a month after he led a coup to overthrow the country's elected leader.

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Myanmar junta says to free over 800 prisoners

Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's junta on Saturday announced an amnesty for more than 800 prisoners, as it held a parade and show of force in the capital to mark the country's Union Day.

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Puerto Rico has a plan to recover from bankruptcy — but the deal won't ease people's daily struggles

Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy problem is complicated — but the various ways the crisis hurts most Puerto Ricans is unmistakable.

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Cambodian prime minister admits 'mistake', says Australian economist Sean Turnell still detained in Myanmar

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen had taken credit for helping to free detained Australian Sean Turnell in Myanmar, only to later admit his mistake after the junta denied releasing the economist.

AFP

Myanmar junta denies detained Australian academic released

Yangon (AFP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has backtracked on his declaration Monday that an Australian economist detained for almost a year in Myanmar had been released -- hours after the junta regime denied the claim.

AFP

W.Africa bloc suspends post-coup Burkina

Ouagadougou (AFP) - West African leaders on Friday decided to suspend Burkina Faso from the regional bloc following a coup, but will not impose other sanctions pending the outcome of talks with the junta.

AFP

The Myanmar nun who faced down a junta

Yangon (AFP) - Almost a year after she knelt in the dust to beg Myanmar police not to shoot anti-coup demonstrators, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng still shakes at the memory of the day she says God saved her.

AFP

Myanmar sentences lawmaker from Suu Kyi's party to death

Yangon (AFP) - A Myanmar military tribunal sentenced a member of Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted party to death for terror offences on Friday, the junta said in a statement.

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